THE TWIG
IVetDspaper of the Students of Nieredith College
VOL. LIII, NO. 13
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
FEBRUARY 8, 1979
Burhans speaks on Love
by Nancy Newton
Dr. David Burhans,
chaplain at the University of
Richmond, Virginia, ad
dressed the Meredith College
campus on the subject of
“Love ... Becoming and
Doing” for Religious Em
phasis Week under the
auspices of Meredith Chris
tian Association.
The purpose of the week’s
activities was “to make” one
“more aware of the emotion of
love and how it is expressed to
oneself, to others, and
ultimately to God.” Central
questions examined were,
“What is the basis of love?”.
“Have you learned to express
your love?”, and “Do you
realize that you must first love
yourself before you can at
tempt to love others?”.
Dr. Burhans examined
love as a living and growing
state of being. He explained
that “all people need to be
loved, and if we are not, it
results in a disease called
loneliness. In today’s society,
with high population rates,
one would think that
relationships would be easy to
establish; however, we have
proximity without com
munity. We must live in this
tension filled society, huddled
together, isolated and
frustrated. The answer to this
situation is God’s buddy
system.” According to Dr.
Burhans, “Christ on the cross
is God’s way of saying,
‘Whoever finds this, I love
you.’”
To be able to reach out to
others in love, however, one
must “think enough of oneself
and the needs of other in
dividuals to let a relationship
flower.” This can happen as
Dr. Burhans suggest^ “only
through a relationship with
Jesus Christ.” Christ is our
chief example of love in the
active form. “He did not just
Dr. David Burhans
teach about love; he loved. He
did not talk about friendship;
he was a friend. He did not
talk about live; he lived. We,
as Christians, must learn to
reach out and be sensitive,
regardless of the roadblocks
of life.”
Diary of Anne Frank
A carefree girl grows up among hardship
by Marlene Debo
The play The Diary of
Anne Frank is based on the
book Anne Frank: Diary of a
Young Girl written between
1942 and 1944 by an adolescent
whose family was hiding from
the Nazis in Amsterdam.
Anne is a carefree 13-
year-old daughter of middle
class parents who is just
beginning to feel the longings
and growing pains of
adolescence. She has a large
circle of friends, gets out a lot
with groups, and goes steady
with a different boy every
week. But Anne’s experience
becomes very different when
the Nazis gain control of
Amsterdam in 1942. Because
Anne’s family is Jewish, they
go into hiding to escape death
or being sent to a con
centration camp. They are
provided with f(^ and taken
care of by some of her father’s
employees.
For two years the family
shares the cramped quarters
with four others. Privacy is
almost impossible, food is
scarce, and no noise or
movement is possible during
the day when the office
workers are downstairs.
In this unnatural at
mosphere, Anne continues her
difficult journey through
adolescence. We see the
common problem of com
munication with her parents,
her search for her identity in a
chaotic world, and her first
experience with love.
This girl’s unique story of
adolescence experienced in
four rooms, while hiding from
a world of hate and
destruction, makes exciting
reading and a special drama.
On Feb. 15,. 16 and 17 the
Meredith drama department
will present The Diary of Anne
Frank at 8 p.m. in Jones
Auditorium. Advance tickets
are $1.50 for students and $2.50
for adults and may be pur
chases in 243 Jones at these
times: Mon. - Fri. Feb. 12-16,
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tickets at the door will be
$2 for students and $3 for
adults.
Plans, dates set for housing drawing process
by Sarah Williams
After recent registration
fees, many students are
questioning the an
nouncement calling for
another hundred dollars by
February 15 and the process
of housing drawing.
The money is a necessity
for reserving a dormitory
room for each returning
student. On February 15 the
figure of these students will be
given to the admissions office
in order to determine how
many transfer students and
Freshman can be accepted.
Meredith students have
priority.
Housing drawings will be
held in April from 2:00-5:00 at
the Cate Center: 17th for
Rising Seniors, 19th for Rising
Juniors, and the 24th for
Rising Sophomores. The
process begins with the Rising
Mike Blaylock, quitarist and chaplain of the Kansas City Royals
presented the REW concert Thursday, Feb. 1 in Jones
Auditorium. He recently released an album, “Yesterday is Gone”
and is active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Seniors who have paid their
deposit. One person
representing her suite will
draw a number indicating
their suite’s preference in
selecting rooms. Seniors
usually prefer Heilman and-or
Barefoot. Juniors fill any
extra spaces along with
Poteat, Faircloth, or Brewer
Residence Halls. Sophomores
again fill extra spaces as well
as Faircloth and Brewer
Residence Halls.
Separate drawings will be
held for Hall Proctors and
their suitemates.
Joyce White, Dean of
Students, recommends that
suites be established and that
students visit halls in order to
be familiar with the floors and
rooms prior to the drawing.
For students who have not
decided on a roommate and-or
suitemates, the Dean of
Students Office will sponsor a
.Roommate Rendezvous. This
process is one in which a
student can “advertise” for a
roommate and also become
acquainted with others in the
same situation by coke
sessions, etc.
Evaluations taken by the
Dean of Students prove that
most students transfer for
reasons of marriage, pursuit
of their major and finance.
What are you doing?
Are you wondering how
people ever decide what
career direction to take? Have
you settled on a career choice
and are wondering how to
maximize your employability
while you’re still at Meredith?
There is assistance on the
way for those of you with such
quandaries and other
questions. 0079 is coming!
What is 0079?
Ocupational Outlook ’79 is
bringing together, for ALL of
you, (not just seniors) over 100
representatives from a
variety of government
agencies (federal, state,
county, city), private non
profit agencies, the armed
services, and businesses and
industries (manufacturers,
banks, the media). These
people are a tremendous
resource and could be an
unexpected help to you in your
career planning and-or job
hunt. 0079 is happening in
Cate Center on the afternoon
of Thursday, February 15.
This is your opportunity to
gather, in one afternoon and in
one location, information that
would take you, on your own,
many miles of travel over
many afternoons.
If you are looking for
something to do this summer,
whether it be an internship or
a summer job, NOW is the
time to act. Almost all sum
mer opportunity application
deadlines are between mid-
February to mid-March. The
Career Services and
Cooperative Education Office
has details on many, many
exciting summer internships:
1. The Agency for In
ternational Development of
the State Department is
taking applications for its 1980
class of International
Development Interns. They
are especially interested in
women. Application deadline:
March 16, 1979.
2. The Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace is now
taking applications for its ’79-
'80 intern program. This
program provides students
with an interest in foreign
policy a chance for a working
experience in Washington.
You must be a graduating
senior.
3. The New York City Urban
Fellows provides outstanding
college seniors an opportunity
to study N.Y. City while
taking an active role in city
government. You participate
in this program for a full
academic year. Application
deadline: February 15, 1979.
4. N.C. State Government
Internships for the summer of
’79 will give you a chance to
learn about government and
public service while you take
an active role. You should
have completed two years of
college. These State Govern
ment internships can be
located anywhere in the State.
Application deadline:
February 28, 1979.
5. The Institute of Govern
ment in Chapel Hill also has a
summer internship in State
Government. Interns live in a
group situation on the campus
of NCSU and work in a state
agency. Application deadline:
February 10, 1979.
6. The City of Phoenix,
Arizona, in its Management
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